Daily Bread – September 10, 2023 (The Third Day – Genesis 1:9-13) Hebrews 10:4 – It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sin. The Blood Of God Himself Redeems Without the blood there is no life, no forgiveness, no redemption, and no hope for mankind. The story of the blood’s role in redemption is first fully realized in the events of the Passover when the blood served as the protective and redemptive agent for the people of Israel on the night they were delivered from Egypt. Similarly, God became the Lamb for all humankind and offered His own blood to set us free. When He died on the cross, He poured out His life’s blood to both deliver us from the tyrannical reign of sin and to impart His life into us. The blood of Jesus became the means to wipe out the power of sin as well as the source by which all humanity might live. God’s life destroyed death, and His blood cured the disease of sin. There is no other power that can swallow up death and cure man from this disease other than the blood of God Himself. As a substitute, the blood of animals was used to represent what God Himself would do. The use of their blood would represent the blood of the coming Redeemer, Christ Jesus, God Himself. It was only through faith in the blood of the Redeemer that men, who were dead in their trespasses and sins, could approach unto God. Blessings, Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
Daily Bread 9/10/2024
